Revert the new desktop Discord UI (2025)

guide.txt

So, you've probably gotten the new desktop client's UI if you're reading this and wondering how to revert the UI back to the classic look of Discord.
This is pretty easy if followed properly, For context, this new UI is called the "Desktop Visual Refresh" and was experimented with by Discord from May 2024.

Anyway, back to the actual guide.

1. Download Vencord's installer from https://vencord.dev (This is the only official Vencord link!)
2. Open the installer, install Vencord (It should show your Discord install path)
3. Once installed, relaunch your Discord client and go to settings, you should see a "Vencord" category.
4. Go to plugins, search for the plugin called "Experiments" and restart the Discord client.
5. Go back to settings, scroll down in the menu and you should see alot of new options in the category "Developer Only"
6. Go to Experiments and search for "Desktop Visual Refresh" then click on it and set it to "Not Eligible"
7. Enjoy it while it still lasts!

If you want to fix up the UI (padding, scaling, etc.) you can use this CSS listed here: https://gist.github.com/n1d3v/0a856d98b9adda5dda96c0deae32b4f3?permalink_comment_id=5519959#gistcomment-5519959 (Not mine, thank you qyurila)

If you don't know how to import it, you can follow these steps:
1. Open Discord settings, go to the "Vencord" category and click the "Vencord" option.
2. Click "Edit QuickCSS" and paste the code in
3. Exit the QuickCSS window and your done! Discord should be looking mostly normal again.

Found this tread, and i'm going to add https://mairiosipla.github.io/unshittify-discord to the list of things you might want to check out. It does not aim to revert all the changes, just to fix layout shenanigans, while keeping the more rounded/floating design.

Image for curious people:

Discord sure blew it this time. I mean: it's not that I hate the new settings (although they do take up too much space), but the chat list is almost unreadable now, due to the fonts being way too small. QuickCSS used to do the trick, but not anymore.